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FPS Boost now on almost 100 Xbox titles, Galaxy Z Fold3 and Z Flip3 leak, 4 months free Spotify with Game Pass Ultimate

May 03, 2021

Hi folks! Here's the May 3 edition of the newsletter.

Court documents have revealed that Microsoft investigated reducing its revenue cut to 12% for console publishers too, but this no longer appears to be part of the current plan. Read more...

In what appears to be a controlled rollout, Microsoft is testing reverse image search capabilities in Bing sidebar on Edge. It also has the ability to extract text from the image directly.

Some images of Samsung's upcoming duo of foldables have shown up online, revealing both of the phones' designs. It's also said that they'll come with software improvements thanks to OneUI 3.5.

Microsoft is bringing more sports, adventure, horror games, and more to Xbox Game Pass in May. The first half of the month carries Final Fantasy X/X-2, Red Dead Online, and much more.

Microsoft has confirmed that the company is bringing Spotify Premium to Game Pass Ultimate users. The offer will give users access to Spotify Premium for four months and will be able later this month.

Microsoft has more than quadrupled the number of games that support FPS Boost on Xbox Series X|S consoles, for a total of 97 supported titles. Many of these are available on Game Pass, too.

Twitter has announced that its audio rooms feature, Spaces, is now available for anyone with over 600 followers. It's also bringing ticketed Spaces, scheduling, and co-hosting in the future.

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